WATCH: Joe Burrow is back. Bengals QB throwing passes at practice

The fifth-year quarterback underwent wrist surgery in late November and the hope was he would be throwing by Organized Team Activities. Bengals coach Zac Taylor had said in recent press conferences that Burrow remained on track to meet those goals, and now it appears he has.

Burrow went through all the quarterback drills to start practice Tuesday, including throwing passes to receivers, and he did not show any noticable effects from his wrist surgery. Not all of his passes were exactly wher he probably wanted them, including one slight underthrow that Charlie Jones had to come back on, but he looked sharp for his second on-field workout in a team setting. He was missing his top two receivers as Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were not in attendance at the voluntary practice Tuesday.

Just getting Burrow back on the field — in cleats and practice jersey and wearing a compression sleeve on his throwing arm — is a big step after he missed the final seven-plus games of the 2023 season.

Burrow opened last season with his calf not yet full healed from a strain he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, and he was not completely mobile until Week 5. The Bengals were 4-1 in after that, until a ligament tore in the first half of a Week 11 game at Baltimore.

Cincinnati finished 9-8 with Jake Browning starting the final seven games, but the Bengals missed the playoffs after AFC North championship seasons in 2021 and 2022 and will be looking to get back on track for another run in 2024.